Abuja vs Port Harcourt

Abuja leads Port Harcourt by 8 points on the TRAIL Index, 45 to 37. Abuja grades better on 5 measures, Port Harcourt on 2; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Abuja 45, Port Harcourt 37
• OECD: Abuja 44, Port Harcourt 38
• UN Tourism: Abuja 52, Port Harcourt 47
• UNDRR: Abuja 37, Port Harcourt 28

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Abuja 67, Port Harcourt 38
• Economy and jobs: Abuja 38, Port Harcourt 42
• Climate and hazards: Abuja 25, Port Harcourt 25
• Water and environment: Abuja 63, Port Harcourt 75
• Community and housing: Abuja 25, Port Harcourt 0
• Access and continuity: Abuja 33, Port Harcourt 21

Where Abuja is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 71.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Federal Ministry of Tourism (Nigeria) / Businessday NG, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 15 % change in rents over the last 12 months (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Abuja (2026), 2025–2026). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Railway Corporation & Julius Berger Nigeria, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (The Punch / News Agency of Nigeria, 2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Port Harcourt is stronger

• Extreme heat days: 20.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Green space: 52 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Global Forest Watch / World Resources Institute, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria Deforestation Rates & Statistics, 2020). At or above 40: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Nigeria: #104 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Nigeria: #104 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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